Ismat Shahjahan
Ismat Raza Shahjahan (Pashto/Urdu: عصمت رضا شاہ جہان; b. May 6, 1963) is a socialist-feminist political leader from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. She is the president of Women Democratic Front (WDF), the deputy general-secretary of the Awami Workers Party (AWP), and a leading member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).
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عصمت شاہ جہان | |
| Born | Ismat Raza Shahjahan May 6, 1963 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam University of Peshawar |
| Occupation(s) | Political activist, socialist, feminist |
| Years active | 1983 – present |
| Known for | Women Democratic Front Awami Workers Party Pashtun Tahafuz Movement |
| Notable work | Pashto magazine Leekwal (published in 1992) Urdu magazine Nariwad (published in 2018) |
She ran for the National Assembly seat NA-54 (Islamabad-III) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.
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